<![CDATA[SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story]]>It took a lot to get to this.  I'll work on getting the thread updated with tons of maintenance and some fun stuff as well. 

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/topic/5531/schlepn-the-e39-540ita-storyRSS for NodeWed, 16 Sep 2026 05:09:30 GMTThu, 27 Dec 2018 03:07:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:05:56 GMT]]>Been a bit since I updated this.  The first Partee Racing motor snapped the crank and he built me a new motor of the same exact spec without hesitation.  Currently working some tuning issues out as we switched tuners.

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/115985https://wibimmers.com/post/115985Sat, 29 Apr 2023 04:14:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Sat, 29 Apr 2023 04:14:20 GMT]]>CF trumpets are on and motor is bolted back up to the car.  Partee Racing made the trumpets.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/115984https://wibimmers.com/post/115984Sat, 29 Apr 2023 04:14:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:16:51 GMT]]>CF trumpets are on and motor is bolted back up to the car.  Partee Racing made the trumpets. 

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/115979https://wibimmers.com/post/115979Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:16:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:54:23 GMT]]>This thing is going to absolutely shred.

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YoungCR said:

Slowly progressing towards a Daytona Prototype motor 😂 this is awesome!

I bit the bullet and had Partee Racing do the bottom end as well.  Shipped the heads back to Partee Racing for them to assemble the motor. High compression pistons, Arrow rods, all new everything.  Almost ready to throw it into the wagon!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/115965https://wibimmers.com/post/115965Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:50:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:43:02 GMT]]>Looks fantastic

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111839https://wibimmers.com/post/111839Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:43:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:38:18 GMT]]>Slowly progressing towards a Daytona Prototype motor 😂 this is awesome!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111837https://wibimmers.com/post/111837Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:38:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:14:09 GMT]]>Just waiting on more parts to install the fully ported Partee Racing Heads and 272 Dbilas cams!  Bye bye burning oil, hello horsepower!!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111827https://wibimmers.com/post/111827Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:14:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:11:28 GMT]]>Connor rebuilt the driver's side rear jacking point and Jon at Optimum Coatings in West Allis helped with the rust repair. 

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111826https://wibimmers.com/post/111826Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:11:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Fri, 12 Nov 2021 01:55:45 GMT]]>B-e-a-u-T-I-f-u-l

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111306https://wibimmers.com/post/111306Fri, 12 Nov 2021 01:55:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:20:57 GMT]]>Eventuri intake installed. Left the fog light ducting out as I don't have an M5 bumper yet. 

Been driving this a ton!  Some fun goodies should be arriving in the next month.  Stay tuned!! 🤪

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111305https://wibimmers.com/post/111305Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:20:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:14:56 GMT]]>Had BMW Milwaukee North Body Shop install and paint new oem BMW rear glass and rear hatch.  Also, added a carbon fiber spoiler. 

Popped on some Pilot Sport 4S but ordered 255 rears instead of 275.  Well, popped a rear tire on Mother's day with the family so I fortunately got to get the 275 rears mounted!  The Mobile Tire Pit Crew is the JAM!  They come to your house and mount and balance on their truck.  Worth every penny!

Wagon is running great!  Pumping gas weekly, topping off oil biweekly and smiling daily 😄

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/110212https://wibimmers.com/post/110212Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:14:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:02:00 GMT]]>Mike replaced the front main seal, pressurised PS line, reservoir mounts and new side markers.

New Pilot Sport 4S tires on all corners!

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YoungCR said:

Killer updates as usual. Any steps to take to keep the new tailgate from rusting or is it just a given eventually?

Thanks!  I think just keep it clean and keep the drain holes clear. We'll see how long it lasts!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/109203https://wibimmers.com/post/109203Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:03:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Mon, 15 Mar 2021 20:52:20 GMT]]>Got the wagon back from Mike's place.  He did a ton of work. A lot of new suspension arms with monoballs added where I could. Also some e60 M5 bits! New battery, clutch slave cylinder, antenna, washer fluid funnel, fog light and properly coded in the abs module. 

I drove up to St. Paul to trade my tailgate +cash for a rust free 525i tailgate with the same color. Mike fixed some of the wiring that was breaking apart.

A new roundel for the tailgate and a Dinan strut bar top off this round! 

Feels like a whole new car!  Loving it! 

Just have a exhaust leak from a hole in the new headers and an O2 sensor fault. Almost getting to mechanical perfection!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/108886https://wibimmers.com/post/108886Thu, 04 Feb 2021 04:08:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Thu, 04 Feb 2021 01:59:59 GMT]]>Evolve Medusa headers installed!  Mike and I had to drop the engine to get the stock manifolds out and the new headers in. Rawspeed welded up a new Y-pipe and 2 high flow cats to bring the new into the rest of the custom exhaust.  Was running 1 high flow cat but that was choking the system at the old Y pipe.

It is a whole new car! Really feeling the added POWA!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/108884https://wibimmers.com/post/108884Thu, 04 Feb 2021 01:59:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Sat, 05 Dec 2020 17:01:52 GMT]]>VAC rear sway bar reinforcements installed. Yay!

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busmn540 said:

Hey Dr.PbFT,

I have a question about your cluster. How did you get the coolant temp to display like that? Was it some special coding? My coolant temp only displays using the hidden menu.

Thanks,

Buster

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It just started doing that once I installed the Avant head unit. No clue!  Lol

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/107966https://wibimmers.com/post/107966Tue, 27 Oct 2020 02:10:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:53:15 GMT]]>Hey Dr.PbFT,

I have a question about your cluster. How did you get the coolant temp to display like that? Was it some special coding? My coolant temp only displays using the hidden menu.

Thanks,

Buster

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/107855https://wibimmers.com/post/107855Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:53:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SCHLEPN | The E39 540itA Story on Tue, 06 Oct 2020 02:53:25 GMT]]>Oil & filter change. 10w-60 Liqui Moly & Mann Filter.

Installed: Repaired sunroof with new OEM rebuild kit. Black suede headliner, a, b, & c pillars.  Black Nappa leather m5 front seats, front cards, lower dash and center console. Black carpet.  

Still need some grey items swapped to Black but getting there.

Endless Detailing polished the turd up today! I'm loving it!

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